The Fermi Paradox asks the question of why we haven't found extraterrestrial life, considering the billions of planets in the universe. There are plenty of possible reasons, but the idea is that the rest of the intellige...

The fun of seeing Godzilla and other movies featuring giant monsters is imagining what we'd do in those situations. But it is not to be. As we've seen before, giant monsters don't scale that way according to the laws of...

I've heard about parents using a spray bottle of "Monster Repellent" to protect their young children from fear of the dark, but this guy has a completely novel scheme: bore the monster to death! Or at least piss him off...

It's desperation time for the spring semester. This guy apparently didn't do all that well on his midterms, because he has better things to do than study. But he has a good grasp on what the real world is like. The profe...

This strikes close to home for me. My youngest is trying to negotiate a graduation date. She could graduate in May of 2019 if she gets credit for this summer's internship and takes an online class at the same time, which...

The age old question, "How fast can you run?" is answered logically by "It depends on what's chasing me." But sometimes even that motivation isn't enough. What could possibly lead to this scenario? Could it be a nagging...

We all know it, and we all struggle with it. The worst part about listening to oneself is that there's always an argument going on. The id battles with the superego. The heart conflicts with the brain. Then our fears and...

In which Superman is gaslighted. For a moment, I thought we were going to go down another philosophical rabbit hole, and then the truth comes out. You didn't even realize that guy was wearing a really bad toupée a...

This is the truth of raising children. You may recall doing plenty of chores for your parents in your own childhood, but they remember it differently. For them, it was a matter of either teaching you how to do them or ge...

If you want to go deep into metaphysics on a lazy Sunday afternoon, consider the line between free will and an exact simulation of that free will. Will artificial intelligence ever reach this point? It's highly unlikely,...